University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky · Public · 14,727 undergraduates · louisville.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
79%
of 15,668 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1010 to 1230
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$40,220Est.Estimate
$57,830 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Louisville
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
University of Louisville uses a weighted or recalculated GPA, so its own calculation may differ slightly from yours.
Your admission chances
79% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$41,830
a year in 2027-28, from a $57,830 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1120
Send your score
About 16% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 950, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (4)
National Merit Finalist/Semifinalist Scholarship
$20,000 a year
You meet 3.50+ GPA. Also needs National Merit Semifinalist standing.
1 more award needs a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Doesn't superscore: it uses the scores from one test date.
Source: Standardized Test Score Submission Options | Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Feb15Priority deadline · February 15, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
79%
of applicants were admitted: 12,442 of 15,668 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 18% of them sent SAT scores and 85% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1010 to 1230
Reading and Writing 530 to 640
Math 510 to 630
ACT composite 19 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16006%
- 1200 to 139925%
- 1000 to 119947%
- 800 to 99920%
- 600 to 7992.5%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.60
- 4.037%
- 3.75 to 3.9917%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2410%
- 2.50 to 2.998%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$40,220
a year, in state
$57,830
a year, out of state (tuition $31,790)
- Tuition (in state)$14,180
- Fees$580
- Food and housing$15,340
- Books and supplies$1,260
- Transportation and other$8,860
University of Louisville published $37,980 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,104
- $30,001 to $48,000$11,100
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,680
- $75,001 to $110,000$16,542
- Over $110,000$23,040
Financial aid
65%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$16,423
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
24%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $10,432 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Border Benefit Award
$16,000 to $21,000 a year
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- Base Border Benefit: automatic upon admission; amount approximate (reduces tuition to KY in-state rate)$16,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1230 to 1290 SAT or 26 to 27 ACT, $16,000 (approx.) + $1,000$17,000
- 3.50+ GPA, $16,000 (approx.) + $1,000; 12-20 transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$17,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1300 to 1350 SAT or 28 to 29 ACT, $16,000 (approx.) + $2,000$18,000
- 3.50+ GPA, $16,000 (approx.) + $2,000; 21-29 transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$18,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1360 to 1380 SAT or 30 ACT, $16,000 (approx.) + $3,000$19,000
- 3.50+ GPA, $16,000 (approx.) + $3,000; 30+ transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$19,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1390 to 1560 SAT or 31 to 35 ACT, $16,000 (approx.) + $4,000$20,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1570+ SAT or 36+ ACT, $16,000 (approx.) + $5,000$21,000
To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
DetailsRegional Scholars Program
$12,000 to $16,000 a year
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- Automatic upon admission$12,000
- 3.25+ GPA, 1160 to 1250 SAT or 24 to 26 ACT$13,000
- 3.25+ GPA, 12+ transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$13,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT$14,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 12-20 transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$14,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT$16,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 21+ transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$16,000
To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
DetailsNational Scholars Program
$5,000 to $15,000 a year
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- 3.00+ GPA, 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT$5,000
- 3.00+ GPA, 12+ transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$5,000
- 3.25+ GPA, 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT$7,500
- 3.25+ GPA, 12-20 transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$7,500
- 3.25+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25 to 26 ACT, ACT band printed as 25-26 alongside SAT 1200-1600$10,000
- 3.25+ GPA, 21+ transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$10,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1260 to 1320 SAT or 27 to 28 ACT$12,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT$15,000
To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
DetailsGSA, GSP, GSE Award, Gatton Academy & Craft Academy Award, Rogers Scholars Award
$5,000 to $10,000 a year
Automatic · In-state students · No separate application
- 3.50+ GPA, GSA/GSP/GSE, Gatton Academy, Craft Academy or Rogers Scholars participant; no minimum test score$5,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1300 to 1380 SAT or 28 to 30 ACT, GSA/GSP/GSE, Gatton, Craft or Rogers participant$7,500
- 3.50+ GPA, GSA/GSP/GSE, Gatton, Craft or Rogers participant; 21+ transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$7,500
- 3.50+ GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT, GSA/GSP/GSE, Gatton, Craft or Rogers participant$10,000
- 3.50+ GPA, Must qualify for $7,500 level with test scores AND have 21+ transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$10,000
To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
Details
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Trustees' Scholarship
$2,500 to $8,000 a year
Automatic · In-state students · No separate application
- 3.50+ GPA, 5-11 transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit) (2-3 courses); no test-score path at this level$2,500
- 3.50+ GPA, 1230 to 1290 SAT or 26 to 27 ACT$3,500
- 3.50+ GPA, 12-20 transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$3,500
- 3.50+ GPA, 1300 to 1350 SAT or 28 to 29 ACT$4,500
- 3.50+ GPA, 21-29 transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$4,500
- 3.50+ GPA, 1360 to 1380 SAT or 30 ACT$6,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 30+ transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit)$6,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1390 to 1560 SAT or 31 to 35 ACT$7,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1570+ SAT or 36+ ACT$8,000
To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
DetailsGrawemeyer Scholarship
$22,000 to $30,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- 3.50+ GPA, 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Requires Honors Program admission, essay, recommendations, resume; interest in undergraduate research
Deadline: Dec. 1. To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
DetailsHenry Vogt Scholarship
$16,000 a year
Competitive · In-state students · Application required
- 3.50+ GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT
- 4.00+ GPA, 21+ transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit); or qualify for the $10,000 GSA/Gatton/Craft/Rogers award
Deadline: Dec. 1. To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
DetailsMartin Luther King Scholarship
Full tuition
Competitive · In-state students · Application required
- 3.50+ GPA, 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Honors Program admission required; commitment to ethical leadership, social change, public service, an application, essay or interview
Deadline: Dec. 1. To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
DetailsTrustees' Competitive Scholarships
$1,000 to $5,000 a year
Competitive · In-state students · Application required
- 3.50+ GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT
- 4.00+ GPA, 21+ transferable college credit hours (AP/IB/Cambridge/dual credit); or qualify for the $10,000 GSA/Gatton/Craft/Rogers award
Deadline: Dec. 1. To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
DetailsMcConnell Scholarship
Full tuition
Competitive · In-state students · Application required
- 3.50+ GPA, 1230+ SAT or 26+ ACT, Kentucky students; Honors Program admission required
Deadline: Dec. 1. To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
DetailsNational Merit Finalist/Semifinalist Scholarship
$20,000 a year
National Merit · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- 3.50+ GPA, National Merit Finalist or Semifinalist
To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
DetailsNational Merit Finalist/Semifinalist Scholarship (Kentucky & Southern Indiana)
Full tuition
National Merit · In-state students · No separate application
- 3.50+ GPA, National Merit Finalist or Semifinalist
To keep it: it renews; ask the college for the GPA and credit rules.
Details
Kentucky programs for residents
Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES)
State program · In-state students
$36/year bonus (added to base award)
- 2.75+ GPA, 830+ SAT or 15+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 15 / SAT 830-870; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 880+ SAT or 16+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 16 / SAT 880-910; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 920+ SAT or 17+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 17 / SAT 920-950; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 960+ SAT or 18+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 18 / SAT 960-980; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 990+ SAT or 19+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 19 / SAT 990-1020; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1030+ SAT or 20+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 20 / SAT 1030-1050; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 21 / SAT 1060-1090; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1100+ SAT or 22+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 22 / SAT 1100-1120; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1130+ SAT or 23+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 23 / SAT 1130-1150; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 24 / SAT 1160-1190; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 25 / SAT 1200-1220; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1230+ SAT or 26+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 26 / SAT 1230-1250; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1260+ SAT or 27+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 27 / SAT 1260-1290; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, 1300+ SAT or 28+ ACT, ACT/SAT bonus: ACT 28+ / SAT 1300-1600; 2.75 GPA in any HS year while meeting KEES curriculum requirements; graduate of certified KY high school, from Kentucky
- 2.75+ GPA, Base award (GPA only; no test component); Graduate of certified KY high school; meet KEES curriculum requirements; not a convicted felon, from Kentucky
- 830+ SAT or 15+ ACT, Homeschool / non-certified school / KY GED graduates (test-only award); KY homeschool or non-certified school graduate, or KY GED earned between ages 18 and 23
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AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
43 of 43
Earn credit with a score of 3
41 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,420Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | UNIV 100X |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 105 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | UNIV 100X |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 106 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | PAS 200X |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | UNIV 100X |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ARTH 250 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 102 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | Math 180 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | Math 205 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 205 & 206 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | MATH 180 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MATH 205 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 201 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 6 | CHEM 201 & 202 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHIN 102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CHIN 202 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | CHIN 301 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS 202 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CIS 100X or CSE 100X |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CIS 100X or CSE 100X |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 107 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 250 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIOL 263 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 121 & FREN 122 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FREN 122 & FREN 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | FREN 202 & FREN 313 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GERM 123 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GERM 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | GERM 313 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 200 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | ITAL 122 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ITAL 123 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | ITAL 321 & 322 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JPN 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | JPN 202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | JPN 301 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LAT 301 & 302 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 201 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 5 | MUS 141 & 142 | |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 5 | MUS 141 & 142 | |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUH 100X |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 221 & 223 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 222 & 224 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PHYS 296 & 299 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PHYS 295 & 298 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 190 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | SOCS 200XGENSB |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 201 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | UNIV 200X |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | UNIV 200X |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 122 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 123 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 201 & 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 313 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 313 & 202 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 109 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 100X |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS 201 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 104 & 105 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 102 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
60%
Come back for a second year
81%
Typical earnings
$60,032
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Louisville$57,641
- All colleges$59,032
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 35 majors here have earnings data.
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